The “RoleModel Way” is the application of our proven approach and our core values of Character, Collaboration, and Craftsmanship to the way we work. It embodies the principles and practices of how we work applied to different areas of our company.
These concepts apply throughout our business, to internal and external practices. They guide how we interact with each other, deliver projects, and craft tailored solutions for our partners.
Mentorship permeates our culture. It’s in our name, RoleModel, and it is foundational to our company vision: that we are a flourishing organization that launches careers, develops leaders, and serves with humility – so that others see God glorified in our work. We focus on the relationship and not the recipe of how to get there, growth trajectory, not titles, and mentor replication—mentors that produce mentors.
We don’t view design as a big upfront effort or a make-it-pretty step at the end. Instead, design is integrated into our highly collaborative software delivery practice. Design is central to what we do, and it is not just focused on by designers. We do this through incremental validation driven by business value through cross-functional collaboration. We honed our approach to software design over the years to help maximize our value to our customers. This includes building optimized tools and approaches like our design system, Optics.
Project Management is mainly about building trust and mitigating risk. Our project management approach is designed with one thing in mind—delivering valuable software to the partner. We do this by focusing on business value, starting and steering, and continually adapting through tight feedback loops. Ultimately, it’s impossible to know exactly how a custom software project will go, but by choosing a shared point on the horizon, a shared goal, we can navigate together with transparency and understanding of tradeoffs to deliver software that meets the business goals.
Without it, we don’t have a solid foundation to build on, and we can’t work iteratively with confidence. We do this by ensuring our tests increase confidence and provide documentation so that:
We can change systems confidently and quickly
Our code is clear, even to people who haven’t touched it before (or in a while)
Feedback loops are fast and informative
Custom software projects are complex and require careful decisions on tools and technology. We leverage emerging technologies without over-relying on them. We prioritize experimentation and regularly evaluate new technologies to enhance your projects. The RoleModel Way of Selecting Technology emphasizes being intentionally different, building sustainable partnerships, and experimenting with technologies on the leading edge to bring the right solutions to your business.
With over 25 years of refinement, our proven approach enables us to efficiently deliver sustainable software projects.
We start by collaborating with you to clarify your needs and explore your options.
Then we work together to build your solution, delivering value quickly without surprises, so you can be confident in your investment.
